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Rehab For Stroke Survivors

09 May 2008

Walking therapy for stroke survivors is significantly more effective when conducted by a physical therapist instead of a robot, according a small study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association...
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Physical Therapist Stresses Funding For Falls Prevention At National Safety Council Briefing

08 May 2008

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has joined forces with a national coalition of health and consumer groups to advocate for funding for falls prevention initiatives, including the recently enacted Safety of Seniors Act...
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ALS Association Endorses S. 2932, Rehab Carve-Out Bill

08 May 2008

Yesterday in a letter to Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), the ALS Association, which represents patients with The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (or Lou Gehrig's disease) endorsed the S. 2931, the bill to exempt complex rehab from competitive bidding...
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Rehabilitation News Articles Archive - Page 1

06 May 2008

First Waterproof MP3 Player To Use Bone Conduction Technology For Highest Quality Underwater Sound, Released By Finis, Inc.

02 May 2008

Marathon Man Nottingham Bi-Lateral Amputee 117 Miles Over Six Weeks On State Of The Art Blades

Government Launches Guidance To Assist In Support For Self Care, UK

01 May 2008

One In Four Disabled Seniors Use Risky Or Ineffective Medicines, USA

27 April 2008

Bionic Feet Need More Spring In Their Step

25 April 2008

Boxing Legend Frank Bruno To Honour Spinal Injury Award Winners, London

24 April 2008

Physical Therapists Unite To Support The Uninsured

23 April 2008

CMS Announces Rule That Would Lower Payments To Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

New Prosthetic Hand Being Tested: Each Finger Can Be Moved Separately

17 April 2008

New Video Targets Those Interested In Physical Therapy Careers

11 April 2008

Pediatric Prosthetics Inc. Announces Recent Downward Trends In Health Insurance Reimbursements For Pediatric Prostheses

Young Macho Men With Serious Injuries Often Abuse Alcohol

08 April 2008

Wii Used In Parkinson's Study

02 April 2008

Welch Healthcare & Retirement Group Adopts Post-Acute Care Industry's First Online System For Centralized Admissions

31 March 2008

Arcadia's Physical Therapy Program Moves Up To 7th In Nation In U.S. News

28 March 2008

25th Marathon Medicine Conference: Global Warming, Exertional Heat Illness And The Future Of The Marathon Race

24 March 2008

Starting Shot For The Particle Therapy Center Of The University Clinic Of Schleswig-Holstein

21 March 2008

Robotic Helper Fetches Objects With Just A Point And A Click

Endless Pools Inc & National Multiple Sclerosis Society Fight Back Against MS - Unique Swimming Pools Promote Rehabilitation Through Aquatic Therapy

NICE Launch Two More New Guides To Support Effective Commissioning Of Services, UK

20 March 2008

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Health IT News

Urinary Incontinence In Women Alleviated With Physical Therapy Treatment, New Study Reveals

16 March 2008

Springer Author Takeo Kanade Receives Bower Award And Prize 2008

12 March 2008

Back And Neck Pain Remedy DVD Available Free To Public

11 March 2008

Many Disabled American Indians Living In The West Lack Mental, Other Health Services, Report Finds

Stroke Rehabilitation Improved By Virtual Reality And Computer Technology

Painful Spine Fractures Which Affect Millions Of Older Adults With Osteoporosis Can Be Fixed Without Major Surgery

05 March 2008

Interface Bridging Mind And Body: The Wiimote

04 March 2008

Some Patients May Be Spared An Unnecessary Procedure By New Test For Joint Infection

03 March 2008

Complex Interventions For Elderly People Can Be Beneficial

29 February 2008

Increased Strokes Linked With China's Economic Prosperity

28 February 2008

Longport Extends Pressure Ulcer Prevention Sales Into Rehabilitation And Acute Care

27 February 2008

MedTouch Launches Strategic Online Presence For Rehabilitation Hospital Of The Cape And Islands, USA

26 February 2008

Stroke Outcomes Improved By Early Blood Pressure Reduction

Faux Fido Eases Loneliness In Nursing Homes

25 February 2008

SonoSite Brings S Revolution To Musculoskeletal Imaging

Improved Rehab May Help Back Pain Sufferers To Stay In Work

Research Shows Physical Therapy Is An Effective Treatment Of Choice For Many Back Pain Patients

21 February 2008

Looking For Equipment For Disabled Children And Young Adults? Try Newlifeable, UK

20 February 2008

British Patients Benefit From Shared Approaches To Best Practices

Stroke Recovery Improves With Music Listening

19 February 2008

Action Medical Research Team Cloase To Repair Treatment For Spinal Injuries

17 February 2008

Sheriff's Deputy Deliberately Tips Quadriplegic Man Out Of His Wheelchair To Search Him

15 February 2008

Pitt School Of Health And Rehab Sciences Announces New Master's Program In Prosthetics And Orthotics

14 February 2008

House Votes To Boost Physical Therapy Graduates To Meet Demand, USA

13 February 2008

IPC The Hospitalist Company Expands Into New England

08 February 2008

World's First FDA-Cleared Combination Therapeutic Laser And TENS Unit Device Now Available To Help Chronic And Acute Pain Sufferers

Women Take More Short Term Sick Leave Than Men

05 February 2008

Severity Of Peripheral Artery Disease May Be Better Gauged By Global Positioning Tracker

31 January 2008

Study Finds Patients Diagnosed With Coronary Heart Disease Continue Poor Diets

30 January 2008

New Robotics Will Revolutionize Industry And Services World, FATRONIK-Tecnalia Experts Say

28 January 2008

Veterans' Commission Chair Discusses Recommendations For Disability System Overhaul

24 January 2008

Nursing Home Report Card Makes The Grade

23 January 2008

Physical Decline In The Elderly More Acute If Vitamin E Levels Are Low

Patients With Acute Low-Back Pain Can Benefit From Intensive Education

22 January 2008

JRRD Publishes Review Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder And Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Research

21 January 2008

Alcides Moreno, Survivor Of 47-Story Fall, Discharged From NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

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